During the course of this week we worked on developing and designing Technology-Based Learning Activities as part of the solution to the scenario presented at the beginning of the course. We used Kidspiration software to allow the students to reflect on their learning via graphic organizers. My school has this software in use since last semester and it has proved to be really helpful to provide students with learning formats that include all both image and sound (clipart, organizers and text-to-speech capabilities). Students are engages and focused on the task at hand, proving to be a great tool for planning lessons and later come back to reflect on the learning (meta-cognition).
We also worked on different forms of assessment that truly are fair to the students learning difficulties. Even though I do not completely agree with some of the readings and examples presented, I do think that the material we learned this week shines a light into how to really target assessment in various, accurate ways.
The following quote describes the reality of assessment in the current school system:
"Most current assessments are not designed to accommodate individual differences. Generally, educators have interpreted "fairness" to mean that assessments are uniform in format and administered in a standardized fashion, the same test is given in exactly the same way and under the same conditions for each learner." Rose, D, Meyer, A, & , . (2002). Teaching every student in the digital age: universal design for learning. Assn for Supervision & Curriculum.
Hopefully this will change in the future and we would be able to assess students in a truly fair manner.
Reference:
Rose, D, Meyer, A, & , . (2002). Teaching every student in the digital age: universal design for learning. Assn for Supervision & Curriculum.
EDLD 5364 Cohort 17
Ana McKinney
Garland ISD
Week 4 Reflection
During the course of this week we worked on developing and designing Technology-Based Learning Activities as part of the solution to the scenario presented at the beginning of the course. We used Kidspiration software to allow the students to reflect on their learning via graphic organizers. My school has this software in use since last semester and it has proved to be really helpful to provide students with learning formats that include all both image and sound (clipart, organizers and text-to-speech capabilities). Students are engages and focused on the task at hand, proving to be a great tool for planning lessons and later come back to reflect on the learning (meta-cognition).
We also worked on different forms of assessment that truly are fair to the students learning difficulties. Even though I do not completely agree with some of the readings and examples presented, I do think that the material we learned this week shines a light into how to really target assessment in various, accurate ways.
The following quote describes the reality of assessment in the current school system:
"Most current assessments are not designed to accommodate individual differences. Generally, educators have interpreted "fairness" to mean that assessments are uniform in format and administered in a standardized fashion, the same test is given in exactly the same way and under the same conditions for each learner." Rose, D, Meyer, A, & , . (2002). Teaching every student in the digital age: universal design for learning. Assn for Supervision & Curriculum.
Hopefully this will change in the future and we would be able to assess students in a truly fair manner.
Reference:
Rose, D, Meyer, A, & , . (2002). Teaching every student in the digital age: universal design for learning. Assn for Supervision & Curriculum.